Kirk Herbstreit: Offensive coordinator will be ‘big hire’ for Jeremy Pruitt at Tennessee

The Tennessee coaching search finally ended late Wednesday night and became official early Thursday morning, when the Volunteers hired Alabama defensive coordinator Jeremy Pruitt to become their next head football coach.

Pruitt, also formerly the defensive coordinator at Florida State and Georgia, will remain with the Crimson Tide throughout their run in the College Football Playoff. Pruitt will have to balance preparing his defense for Clemson and a potential matchup with Georgia or Oklahoma while also assembling his staff in Knoxville and recruiting for the Vols.

Given that Pruitt is a defensive mind, ESPN analyst Kirk Herbstreit weighed in on what one of Pruitt’s most important hires will be as he gets rolling for Tennessee.